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The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Brink of Nuclear War
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What was the primary reason for the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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The Soviet Union wanted to establish a military base in Cuba.
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The Soviet Union wanted to establish a military base in Cuba to deter the United States from invading the country and to protect Cuba from a potential invasion by the United States.